Claim

Claim 853

Artur da Costa e Silva remained president of Brazil after the Fifth Institutional Act was decreed, though his freedom of action was limited.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement: Artur da Costa e Silva remained president of Brazil after the Fifth Institutional Act was decreed, though his freedom of action was limited.
Field: status
Value: Costa e Silva remained president
About: incident 1968-brazil-institutional-act-five-press-controls
Source: Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964-1968, Volume XXXI, Document 240
Publisher: Office of the Historian, United States Department of State
Method: primary document
Checked: 2026-09-26
Confidence: high
Status: current
Source date: 1968-12-20

Quotation from the source

Costa e Silva still President of Brazil.